Angina sufferers find significant relief with noninvasive technique
...na patients whose intense, often suffocating chest pains can not be reliablyrelieved by medication or invasive treatments can gain significant painreduction from a little-used medical procedure that appears to increase heartblood supply, a new study has found. In the first controlled trial of the painless,...More bad news for cocaine users: Drug can triple risk of aneurysm
...dmitted using cocaine. All had a history of chest pains and other cardiovascular health problems, and all underwent an imaging test called angiography, in which dye is injected into the arteries and an x-ray is then taken. The average age of those in the study was 44, and 80 percent were male. "We found...Stress blocks effects of medications in heart disease
...reduction in episodes of ischemia and severe heart pains (angina), and showed less improvement in performance on a treadmill. Scientists at the University of British Columbia and Ottawa Heart Institute examined 80 participants during a 12-week study of the benefits of anti-ischemic medications (atenolol an...UNC-CH study finds N.C. outpatient heart rehabilitation programs mostly under-used
...ergone bypass surgery or experienced angina, chest pains resulting from an inadequate oxygen supply to the heart. Other findings were that: . 50 of the state's 100 counties had cardiac rehabilitation programs, mostly organized around hospitals. . lack of money was among the most common reasons patients s...Physics tip sheet #11 - May 1, 2002
...Quantum information processing usually takes great pains to avoid external noise destroying sought-after effects. This study shows how random white noise can actually create entanglement. In an example system, an atom was stored in intersecting optical cavities and bombarded with noisy light. Entangled lig...U-M Depression Center receives $750K gift from Eli Lilly Foundation
...eating all the symptoms of depression -- aches and pains as well as the more easily identifiable symptoms of depression such as sadness, insomnia and appetite changes -- providing the best opportunity for people to get better," says Paula Trzepacz, MD, Medical Director of Eli Lilly and Company US Neuroscie...Opioids, narcotic analgesics effective in treating post-herpetic neuralgia
...The role of opioids in treating chronic non-cancer pains such as PHN has been considered controversial because of questionable effictiveness, side effects of the drugs, and their potential for addiction and cognitive impairment. In a study published in the October 8 issue of Neurology, the American Acade...Diagnosing chronic fatigue? Check for sinusitis
...f unexplained chronic fatigue associated with body pains and other symptoms. Most CFS patients had sinus symptoms and many noted a sudden onset of their illness, similar to people with sinusitis. "We clearly need to do more research to see if sinus treatments alleviate fatigue and pain. This study does...Fat: It isnt always bad for the heart
...example would be individuals who have severe chest pains from angina, which is caused by reduced blood flow to the heart." Another key group of individuals that could benefit from delivery of their own readily available stromal cells are those with legs cramps or those who are facing leg amputations due t...Mayo Clinic study helps patients with pancreatic cancer experience significantly less pain
...by pancreatic cancer ranks among the most horrible pains anyone can experience or imagine," says Dr. Wong. "Previous research studies have suggested that 85 percent of patients with advanced disease can experience significant pain." Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive tumor associated with a high mortality....Mayo Clinic finds restless legs syndrome in children linked to family history, iron deficiency
...by other investigators have now shown that growing pains in some children may actually be restless legs syn... in the limbs around bedtime. "Occasional growing pains are nothing to worry about, but growing pains every night may be restless legs syndrome," he says. "...Cardiac imaging is underused in women to diagnose disease
... easy roadmap for referrals. Women who have chest pains or other symptoms that suggest CHD but have a normal resting ECG should be referred for exercise treadmill testing if they are capable of exercise, Mieres said. For women with abnormal resting ECG, or women who are unable to exercise, the referral ...Regular cannabis may increase risk of stroke in young users
... attack within an hour of consumption. They are at pains to point out that despite the widespread use of cannabis, there have only been 15 other cases of stroke, which have been linked to cannabis consumption. But they conclude: "Cannabis is not as safe a drug as many believeFuture studies will be needed ...Laughter helps blood vessels function better
... see with aerobic activity, but without the aches, pains and muscle tension associated with exercise," says Dr. Miller. "We don't recommend that you laugh and not exercise, but we do recommend that you try to laugh on a regular basis. Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week, and 15 minutes of laughte...Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
...It is sometimes accompanied by electrical shooting pains up the foot and into the lower leg. Postherpetic neuralgia results from a re-activation of the virus that causes chicken pox, and usually develops after someone has a herpes zoster or "shingles" infection in an isolated part of the body. In 10 to 20...